Law enforcement organizations, such as the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police, also came out against going after small scale shoplifters. Now, lawmakers, police and business lobbyists ...

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy had a simple message to those in organized retail theft “Get your ass out of New Jersey and stay out,” he said Tuesday. There’s a new law to back up that blunt ...

Phil Murphy signed Tuesday is designed to toughen penalties for what supporters ... The Federal Bureau of Investigation reported that retail theft in New Jersey is the highest since the COVID ...

New Jersey is taking steps to protect businesses from organized retail crime ... we can now impose tougher penalties to deter criminals and their theft organizations, and, most importantly ...

“This legislation will help curb large-scale theft operations that not only endanger retail workers but also drive up costs for hardworking New Jersey families. Strengthening penalties and ...

and Malik Williams are accused of being involved in 22 organized thefts across the Philadelphia region and New Jersey. Three Philadelphia men are behind bars, in connection with a retail theft ...